Wednesday, May 30, 2012
Non-perishable food will be collected for Move for Hunger and the Foodbank of Monmouth and Ocean counties
Everyone thinks about hunger during the holidays, but few people realize that the most difficult time for struggling families is during the summer months when children who normally receive subsidized lunches are home from school. That’s why Move For Hunger is teaming up with The Passion Group to collect non-perishable food items at area festivals this summer. The Passion Group was contracted by the Point Pleasant Chamber of Commerce to plan and run Summerfest from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sat. at Community Park, Bridge Avenue and Beaver Dam Road. Beginning with Point Pleasant SummerFest, this Saturday, Move For Hunger will be posted at area festivals, collecting food from participants and spreading awareness to the hunger problem in New Jersey …
Friday, May 11, 2012
U.S. Postal Service supporting 20th Annual 'Stamp Out Hunger' food drive
You know that bag of food you’ve been meaning to drop off at the local food pantry? This Saturday, your mail carrier will do the work for you. May 12 marks the 20th Annual "Stamp Out Hunger" food drive, and it couldn’t be easier to participate. Simply put a bag of non-perishable food out with your mail. Your postal worker will collect it on his or her route and deliver it to a local food aid organization. Stamp Out Hunger is the nation’s largest single-day food collection drive, according to the U.S. Postal Service. Last year, carriers picked up 70 million pounds of food nationwide, and nearly 2 million pounds in New Jersey alone, USPS spokesman George Flood said. The food drive actually belongs to the postal workers union, the National …
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
Weekly list will publish food drives, clothing and gift drives, and other charitable initiatives heading into the holidays
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Tuesday, November 15, 2011
Each week your local Patch will be publishing a town-by-town list of local efforts to collect food, clothing or gifts as part of charitable efforts. Volunteer efforts swell this time of year, and here's a central place to look each week to find out how to help out. If your group or organization is sponsoring an ongoing charity drive, we want to include it on our weekly list. Email a short description of your efforts, including what is being done, where it is happening and when. Send it to our community editor at jeanne.m.crump@gmail.com.
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2:44 pm on Saturday, May 12, 2012
This article was posted WAY too late to benefit most people. Why wasn't it posted yesterday? more ›